The young detainee who appears to have died of a ruptured appendix and infection began showing serious medical issues in the ...

A 55-year-old woman was allegedly found dead inside her cell on Rikers Island early Thursday morning, marking the fourth time ...

A 21-year-old being held on Rikers Island died over the weekend, marking the third detainee death seen at the troubled jail ...

The jail is “decrepit, dysfunctional, and violent,” according to a report from a commission convened by the City Council ...

A new report says delays in building four replacement jails mean the city will miss the legally mandated Rikers closure date.

The city will be legally barred from using Rikers after 2027, but the move-out can happen only if there are fewer than 5,000 ...

The death, an apparent suicide according to sources, took place in West Facility and is the fourth fatality connected to New ...

A New York City correction officer was sentenced to two years’ probation and 250 hours of community service after failing to ...

Her death is the fourth death of a Rikers detainee so far this year, and follows that of Ariel Quidone, 20, last week and ...

A report by the Lippman Independent Commission challenges the city’s acquiescence toward failing to replace the existing dilapidated jails.

Rikers Island will not shutter by the legally mandated deadline in 2027, according to a report released yesterday by the ...

De Blasio released a roadmap for the jail complex’s closure ... On Aug. 22, Donny Ubiera died in his cell on Rikers Island, becoming the eighth person to die in DOC custody this year. The department ...